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  <h1 class="Head">Window Menu</h1>
  <p class="Intro">This menu allows you to display, hide, and otherwise manipulate the various views, perspectives, and
  actions in the Workbench.</p>
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    <h2>New Window</h2>
    <p class="Para">This command opens a new Workbench window with the same perspective as the current perspective.</p>
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    <h2>New Editor</h2>
    <p class="Para">This command opens an editor based on the currently active editor. It will have the same editor
    type and input as the original.</p>
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    <h2>Open Perspective</h2>
    <p class="Para">This command opens a new perspective in this Workbench window. This preference can be changed on
    the <a class="command-link" href=
    'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.ui.preferencePages.Perspectives)")'>
    <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link"> <b>General &gt; Perspectives</b></a>
    preference page. All of the perspectives that are open within the Workbench window are shown on the shortcut
    bar.</p>
    <p class="Para">The perspectives you will likely want to open are listed first. This list is dependent on the
    current perspective. From the <b>Other...</b> submenu you can open any perspective.</p>
    <p class="Para"><img src="../images/Image207_persp_sel.png" alt="Select Perspective dialog" border="0"></p>
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    <h2>Show View</h2>
    <p class="Para">This command displays the selected view in the current perspective. You can configure how views are
    opened on the <a class="command-link" href=
    'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.ui.preferencePages.Perspectives)")'>
    <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link"> <b>General &gt; Perspectives</b></a>
    preference page. Views you are likely to want to open are listed first. This list is dependent on the current
    perspective. From the <b>Other...</b> submenu you can open any view. The views are sorted into categories in the
    Show View dialog.</p>
    <p class="Para"><img src="../images/Image208_view_sel.png" alt="Show View Dialog" border="0"></p>
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    <h2>Customize Perspective</h2>
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    <p class="Para">Each perspective includes a predefined set of actions that are accessible from the menu bar and
    Workbench toolbar.</p>
    <p class="Para"><img src="../images/Image258_perps_custom.png" alt="Customize Perspective Dialog" border="0"></p>
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    <h2>Save Perspective As</h2>
    <p class="Para">This command allows you to save the current perspective, creating your own custom perspective. You
    can open more perspectives of this type using the <b>Window &gt; Perspective &gt; Open Perspective &gt; Other</b>
    menu item once you have saved a perspective.</p>
    <p class="Para"><img src="../images/Image206_persp_saveas.png" alt="Save Perspective As dialog" border="0">x</p>
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    <h2>Reset Perspective</h2>
    <p class="Para">This command changes the layout of the current perspective to its original configuration.</p>
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    <h2>Close Perspective</h2>
    <p class="Para">This command closes the active perspective.</p>
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    <h2>Close All Perspectives</h2>
    <p class="Para">This command closes all open perspectives in the Workbench window.</p>
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    <h2>Navigation</h2>
    <p class="Para">This submenu contains shortcut keys for navigating between the views, perspectives, and editors in
    the Workbench window.</p>
    <ul class="UnorderedList">
      <li class="Item"><b>Show System Menu</b>: Shows the menu that is used for resizing, closing or pinning the
      current view or editor.</li>
      <li class="Item"><b>Show View Menu</b>: Shows the drop down menu that is available in the toolbar of the active
      view.</li>
      <li class="Item"><strong>Maximize active view or editor:</strong> Causes the active part to take up the entire
      screen, or if it already is, returns it to its previous state.</li>
      <li class="Item"><strong>Minimize active view or editor:</strong> Causes the active part to be minimized.</li>
      <li><b>Activate Editor</b>: Makes the current editor active.</li>
      <li class="Item"><b>Next Editor</b>: Activates the next open editor in the list of most recently used
      editors.</li>
      <li class="Item"><b>Previous Editor</b>: Activates the previous open editor in the list of most recently used
      editors.</li>
      <li class="Item"><strong>Switch to editor:</strong> Shows a dialog that allows switching to opened editors. Shows
      a dialog that allows switching to opened editors.</li>
      <li class="Item"><strong>Quick switch editor:</strong> Shows a searchable popup that allows switching to a new
      editor.</li>
      <li><b>Next View</b>: Activates the next open view in the list of most recently used views.</li>
      <li class="Item"><b>Previous View</b>: Activates the previous open view in the list of most recently used
      editors.</li>
      <li class="Item"><b>Next Perspective</b>: Activates the next open perspective in the list of most recently used
      perspectives.</li>
      <li class="Item"><b>Previous Perspective</b>: Activates the previous open perspective in the list of most
      recently used perspectives.</li>
    </ul>
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    <h2>Working Sets</h2>
    <p class="Para">This submenu contains entries to select or edit working sets.</p>
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    <h2>Preferences</h2>
    <p class="Para">This command allows you to indicate your preferences for using the Workbench. There are a wide
    variety of preferences for configuring the appearance of the Workbench and its views, and for customizing the
    behavior of all tools that are installed in the Workbench.</p>
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